Lincoln Land Community College e-mail: mark.roehrs@llcc.edu
5250 Shepherd Road office: S1105
Springfield, IL 62794 (217) 786-2379
Education:
Ph.D., History, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 1998
M.A., History, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, 1989
B.S, Secondary Eduation, Concordia University, 1987.
Teaching Experience:
Lincoln Land Community College, Springfield, IL
2001-Present: Professor
2005: Illinois Humanities Council, Odyssey Project, American History Instructor
University of Wisconsin, Baraboo-Sauk County
2000-2001: Instructor
University of Wisconsin, Marathon County
1997-2000: Instructor
Roane State Community College, Harriman, TN
1996-1997: Instructor
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
1998: Instructor
1995-1996: Teaching Associate
1992-94: Teaching Assistant
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
1987-89: Teaching Assistant
Areas of Specialization:
United States History
United States Diplomatic and Military History
19th and 20th Century East Asian History
19th and 20th Century British History
Honors and Awards:
2001-Present: Faculty Professional Development Grant, Lincoln Land Community College
1999-2001: Institute on Race and Ethnicity Program Development Grant, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
1998-2001: Faculty Research and Professional Development Grant, University of Wisconsin, Marathon County.
1999-2000: Midwest Institute on International and Intercultural Education, Research Seminar Grant.
Refereed Publications:
"The Southwest Pacific War: 1941-1944", Encyclopedia of World War Two, Thomas Zeiler, ed., Westview Press, Forthcoming.
World War II in the Pacific. (M.E. Sharpe Publishers, Armonk, New York) 2004. A second edition of Never Look Back.
“Dollars and Sense for the Postwar World” New England Journal of History, Fall 2001.
“The Good Neighbor Policy,” Encyclopedia of the Great Depression and the New Deal, James Ciment, ed. (M.E. Sharpe Publishers, Armonk, New York) 2001.
Never Look Back: A History of World War Two in the Pacific. (M.E. Sharpe Publishers, Armonk, New York) 1991. Co-authored with William A. Renzi
Committee Service:
Organization of American Historians
2005-2009: Committee on Community Colleges, college workshops taskforce
2009-2012: Committee on Community Colleges, Chairman (2009-2010)
World Affairs Council of Central Illinois
2006-2009: Board of Directors
Illinois Humanities Council
2007-2009: Central Illinois Regional Planning Committee
Lincoln Land Community College
2002-2010: International Education Committee (2005-2010, Chair)
2001-2007: Center on Excellence in Teaching and Learning Advisory Board
2001-2003: Academic Standards Committee
2001-2002: Assessment Committee
University of Wisconsin, Marathon County
1999-2000: Athletic Committee, Chair
1999-2000: Advising Initiative Committee
Un-Refereed Presentations:
“U.S. Entry in World War One,” May 2007, Bringing Over There Back Here, 90th Anniversary of American entry into World War One Seminar, Lincoln Land Community College, Springfield, IL.
“Integrating International Education into the History Curriculum,” October 2006, CCHA Midwest Conference, Chicago IL.
“International Education and Lincoln Land Community College,” July 2006, Springfield Shriner Hospital Foundation, Springfield, IL.
“From the Normans to the Nazi’s, 1000 Years of European Warfare; A Field Trip,” October 2004, Illinois Community Colleges Faculty Association Teaching and Learning Excellence Conference, Springfield, IL.
“From Sails to Steam, the American Navy from the Civil War to the Spanish American War,” November 2003, Macoupin County Civil War Roundtable, Carlinville, IL.
“The Cold War in East Asia,” October 2002, History Teaching Alliance Professional Seminar, University of Wisconsin, Marathon County, Wausau, WI.
Commentator and Moderator, September 2000, Northern Great Plains History Conference, Minnesota State University, Mankato, MN.
"From Versailles to V-E Day: The Second World War in Europe," January 2000, Good Ideas Lecture Series, University of Wisconsin, Marathon County, Continuing Education Series, Wausau, WI.
References:
Dr. Christopher McDonald, Professor, Lincoln Land Community College, Springfield, IL, 62794. 1-217-786-4937. chris.mcdonald@llcc.edu
Dr. John Roberts, Professor, Lincoln Land Community College, Springfield, IL, 62794. 1-217-786-2377. john.roberts@llcc.edu
Dr. James Lorence, Professor, University of Wisconsin—MarathonCounty. Wausau, WI, 54401. 1-715-261-6100. jlorence@uwc.edu